Monumental Moderation
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We got the Meta 2 ( 11 letter phrase)! So much fun and a wonderful tribute to our Moderators!!
Merry Christmas, one and all!!
Ergcat and Regfish7
Merry Christmas, one and all!!
Ergcat and Regfish7
- mattythewsjpuzzler
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Awesome puzzle! Thanks so much! Got the nine letter. Will look for the 11 next! Happy holidays everyone!
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Got the first one (confirmed on crosshare). Great work, gang!
Now on to part deux.
Now on to part deux.
- TheFusionMoose
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- Miki
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- Location: Iowa
I solved both the 9-letter and 11-letter answers, great fun and creativity! That was a nice bonus to start the weekend.
- rjy
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- Location: Gaithersburg, MD
What a great joint effort and tribute, folks! Got 9, still figuring 11
Ray
- Cap'n Rick
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Day 2 Leaderboards:
Okay, as more solvers reach the WSJ shore, more solvers have had a chance to have a "Monumental" experience:
Meta 1 (9-letter word)
Carolyn
Heidi
kurtalert
Ergcat
Regfish7
ky-mike
Joe Ross
Katiedid
Darth
Purdue81girl
BrennerTJ
HunterX
Berto
Tom Wilson
Mattythewsjpuzzler
AaronT
TheFusionMoose
Emily Woodard
Miki
Jace54
DBMiller
rjy
Meta 2 (11-letter phrase)
markhr
Darth
BrennerTJ
Ergcat
Regfish7
Jace54
TheFusionMoose
That makes 39 solvers of Meta 1 and 15 solvers of Meta 2 so far. Please let me know if I've missed anyone!
Okay, as more solvers reach the WSJ shore, more solvers have had a chance to have a "Monumental" experience:
Meta 1 (9-letter word)
Carolyn
Heidi
kurtalert
Ergcat
Regfish7
ky-mike
Joe Ross
Katiedid
Darth
Purdue81girl
BrennerTJ
HunterX
Berto
Tom Wilson
Mattythewsjpuzzler
AaronT
TheFusionMoose
Emily Woodard
Miki
Jace54
DBMiller
rjy
Meta 2 (11-letter phrase)
markhr
Darth
BrennerTJ
Ergcat
Regfish7
Jace54
TheFusionMoose
That makes 39 solvers of Meta 1 and 15 solvers of Meta 2 so far. Please let me know if I've missed anyone!
- Cap'n Rick
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- Location: Nahant, MA
Christmas Leaderboard
Merry Christmas, everyone! Five more Muggles have solved Meta 1, bringing the total to 44:
Streroto
TeamDoubleTow
Bob cruise director
eisense
michaelm
Meta 2 is proving to be quite elusive. Look for a few holiday nudges tomorrow.
Please let me know if I've missed anyone.
Merry Christmas, everyone! Five more Muggles have solved Meta 1, bringing the total to 44:
Streroto
TeamDoubleTow
Bob cruise director
eisense
michaelm
Meta 2 is proving to be quite elusive. Look for a few holiday nudges tomorrow.
Please let me know if I've missed anyone.
- dot
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- Joined: Sun Feb 06, 2022 1:12 pm
Finished the metas. We are pretty sure about the 11-letter, but are awaiting confirmation. Woohoo! Fun solve.
H & J
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What a great team effort meta puzzle...thanks! Got the 9-letter word...now on to the second meta phrase.
- lbray53
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- Location: Elkhorn, WI
I had the pieces for the 9-letter but did not know what to do with them. Boharr nudged me in the right direction. Thanks for that! Very clever (and fair) puzzle. I should have looked just a little harder. I guess I have a second chance to do that with the 11-letter answer.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
- MikeyG
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Time to get nudgy! Even these were a team effort!
In order of increasing blatancy, with muggles recognized.
Meta #1
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Meta #2
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Happy solving!
Mikey G
In order of increasing blatancy, with muggles recognized.
Meta #1
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Meta #2
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Happy solving!
Mikey G
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Huh. Stumped on both parts... even with the most blatant nudges. Guess this isn't my day.
- ajk
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- Location: Colorado
LOL had the 9-letter one almost instantly--except for a single screwup that hid the answer for several days until I came back to look at it again.
Now wondering if I had a similar issue with the 11.
Now wondering if I had a similar issue with the 11.
Check out this very cool project by many of your favorite muggles to raise money to fight cancer. You get a fun puzzle bundle and good causes get $. Win-win: Crosswords for Cancer
- DBMiller
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- Joined: Wed Apr 10, 2019 8:59 pm
- Location: New Hampshire
Finally got part deux. Had way too many letters and wasn't sure which ones weren't being used. Finally figured it out.
If I'm around, I am willing to join the Muggle Zoom room at other times to lend a hand to those in need.
- Cap'n Rick
- Posts: 1606
- Joined: Sun Aug 02, 2020 12:44 pm
- Location: Nahant, MA
Leaderboard Update:
Okay, we've seen a little movement on the leaderboards:
Meta #1 (9-letter word)
Dannyvee
dot
Qmark
lbray53
MatthewL
ajk
DBMiller
Meta #2 (11-letter phrase)
Dannyvee
Bob cruise director
dot
DBMiller
Please let me know if I've missed anyone, and please be sure to check out our multi-constructor nudges if you're stuck. You can always send one or more of us a PM too.
Okay, we've seen a little movement on the leaderboards:
Meta #1 (9-letter word)
Dannyvee
dot
Qmark
lbray53
MatthewL
ajk
DBMiller
Meta #2 (11-letter phrase)
Dannyvee
Bob cruise director
dot
DBMiller
Please let me know if I've missed anyone, and please be sure to check out our multi-constructor nudges if you're stuck. You can always send one or more of us a PM too.
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Was almost there with the 11-letter phrase, got interrupted by a family trip to the bowl game at Ford Field (#QLB2022) but quick solve once I had time to sit down and go through my workings (with a bit of a reminder from @Cap'n Rick )
Appropriate phrase! Thank you all!
Appropriate phrase! Thank you all!
- ajk
- Posts: 1017
- Joined: Mon Dec 21, 2020 4:22 pm
- Location: Colorado
Lol yep. As with the 9, had all the parts and just wasn't thinking properly.
Either piece on its own would be nice, but the double meta was extra fun. Thanks
Either piece on its own would be nice, but the double meta was extra fun. Thanks
Check out this very cool project by many of your favorite muggles to raise money to fight cancer. You get a fun puzzle bundle and good causes get $. Win-win: Crosswords for Cancer